Max has actually cancelled its pirate funny and queer love series “Our Flag Means Death” after 2 seasons.
The axing comes 3 months after the 2nd season ending aired in late October. The series was led by Rhys Darby as Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet and Taika Waititi as the gruff Captain Blackbeard/Edward Teach.
At first offered as a high seas funny farce, by the back half of the very first season the series progressed into one of the most inclusive programs on tv with numerous LGBTQ+ love treated with happiness, level of sensitivity, care and humor– including its core Stede & & Blackbeard relationship which saw real development.
In a declaration to THRa Max representative states:
“While Max will not be moving on with a 3rd season of Our Flag Means Death, we are so pleased with the wondrous, humorous, and wholehearted stories that developer David Jenkins, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein, Antoine Douaihy, and the whole exceptional cast and team brought to life. We likewise thank the devoted fans who welcomed these stories and developed a stunning, inclusive neighborhood surrounding the program.”
Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Matthew Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, David Fane, Samba Schutte, Nat Faxon and Leslie Jones co-starred in the series which now clocks in at an overall episode count of 18.
The series scored extremely favorable evaluations, the very first season at 93% (7.7/ 10) with critics and 94% (4.7/ 5) with audiences on Rotten TomatoesThe 2nd season preserved it with 96% (8.2/ 10) with critics and 92% (4.7/ 5) with audiences.
Developer David Jenkins, who had actually formerly specified he had a 3 season strategy in mind for the series, stated in a post:
“I’m really unfortunate I will not set foot on the Revenge once again with my buddies, a few of whom have actually ended up being near household. I could not be more grateful for being enabled to captain the damn thing in the very first location.”
That three-season strategy will not be satisfied, the 2nd season ending surfaces in such a method it feels like an ending (as opposed to the very first season which ended on more of a cliffhanger).
Source: Television Line